Mantel



J. GRAVES.

(No Model.)

MANTEL.

No. 350,928. Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

UNTTBD STATES PATENT Ormes.

lTOHN GRAVES, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

MANTEL.l

BPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,928, dated October19,1886.

Application filed January Q5, 1886. Serial No. 189,577. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN Gniivns, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Mantels, of whichthe following is a specification.

Cast-iron has been employed for mantels and fire-places, and in someinstances sheet metal has been employed, especially with gas-burningfire-places.

My present invention is made with reference to the use of sheet-metalmantels in imitation of marble or wood mantels and at a much less cost,and possessing greater durability, because they are not liable to crackor become injured in use or detached from the wall.

In the drawings, Figure lA is an elevation ofa mantel. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section at the line :c x, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view atthe line y y.

The ornamentation of the mantel and its general shape and configurationdo not form a necessary part of this invention, as the form and designwill be varied to suit the taste; but the sheet metal is to be pressedup in dies by suitable powermsuch, for instance, as a hydraulicpress-and panels, ribs, and beads or other ornaments are to be pressedinto or upon the sheet metal, with the twofold purpose of ornamentingthe surface and of stift'- ening the same, so as to cause the sheetmetal to -retain the form that may be given to it by the dies. Thepilaster portion uy ot' the mantel is stiffened by the metal being bentback` wardly to form the profile portion I, and the wall-plates c arebent with return-llanges,tl1at allow for fastening the wall -plates tothe chimney. The wall-plates, the profile portions, and the pilasters ateach side are all struck up out of one piece ot' sheet metal, so as toavoid joints and render the parts very strong and stiff. The innerborder or jambs, Aare adapted to filling the space between the pilastersn` and the fireplace 1', and these jambs are preferably made in one withthe pilaster portion a, and vthe returned flanges c allow for thejambsbeing firmly built in with mason-Work or plaster. In the vertical p0rtions of thejambs bars g are introduced, having lugs t, that projectthrough holes in the sheet metal of thejambs, and upon which thepilasters extend upward and are made in one with the frieze or arch h,and in the middle ofthe frieze the sheet metal on one side will n setinto the sheet metal on the other side and be bolted or rivetedtogether, as seen in Fig. 3; or the metal may be united by doubleseamedbends. This construction allows the frieze to be spread more or` less tosuit the width of mantel, and the ornamental centerpiece k is bolted onto cover the joint. There is a top flange, t, upon the frieze, bentbackwardly to stiften the metal and form a rest for the shelf'. TheshelfZ is made with a bentup or rolled front edge to stiften the same,and the back edge is bent either upwardly or downwardly to form astiiiening-iange that is connected to the chimney-breast. Vhen turned.down,it passes behind the upper parts of the wall-plates c c.'

The summer-piece m lis made of sheet metal with ornamental ribs andeoves in it and with openings in the same for the purposes ofventilation, as usual in summer-pieces; but where the fire-place .is tobe closed or to receive a stove-pipe the movable plate m will be madewith the flanges as aforesaid, but without openings except such as arerequired for the stove-pipe.

The angles of the pilasters, especially the outer angles between theprofile portions and I the pilasters, are liable to eoncussions fromcoal-sciittles and otherarticles. rlo stiffen and strengthen the samethe edges are rounded and corrugated, as shown at b.

I claim as my invention l. The sheet-metal mantel having the pro filepiece, pilaster, and wall-plates at each side in one piece of sheetmetal stamped up to a shape in dies, and having stiffening ribs orcoves, substantial] y as set forth. y

2. lhe sheet-metal mantel having panels, ribs, or coves pressed into thesame, and the two halves setting into each other at the center o'f thefrieze and attached together, and havi ug au ornament over the joint atsuch eentral portion, as set forth.

3. The mantel-front having at each side a pilaster, a, and a profilepiece, b, in one piece of sheet metal, with corrugations b at the edges,substantially as set forth.

4. The sheet-metal mantel-front having the grate or summer-piece can behooked. The i pilaster and frieze portionsin one and pressed up withstiffening ribs and coves, substantially 7. The sheetmetal mantel-shelfhaving a 1o as Seb forth. downwardly-rolled edge at'rthe front and a 5.The sheet-metal mantel-front having piflange ab the back, substantiallyas set forth.

lasters and frieze anda backwardly-bent flange Signed by me this 19thday of January, A. 5 at the top edge, in combination with the sheet- D.1886.

metal mantel-shelf, substantially as set forth. JOHN GRAVES.

6. The sheet-metal mantel-front; having pi- NVitnesses:

laster and frieze and jamb in onepiece at each GEO. T. PINCKNEY,

side of the fire-place, substantially as set forth. WILLIAM G. MoTT.

